Shirley Bassey
Acting
Born January 8, 1937 · Butetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Biography
Shirley Bassey is a Welsh singer known for both her powerful operatic voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films 'Goldfinger' (1964); 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1971) and 'Moonraker' (1979). Born on Bute Street in Butetown (also known as 'Tiger Bay') in the docklands area of Cardiff, she was was the sixth and youngest child of Henry Bassey, from Nigeria, and Eliza Jane Start, from the north-east of England, but grew up in the adjacent community of Splott. After leaving Splott Secondary Modern School at the age of 14, Bassey found work at the local Curran Steels factory, w…
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
The Graham Norton Show
Le Grand Échiquier
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
The Ed Sullivan Show
Parkinson
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
An Audience with...
The Muppet Show
The Danny Kaye Show
Morecambe & Wise
Disco
Ein Kessel Buntes
Auf los geht's los
Wünsch dir was
Night-Club
Everything or Nothing
Shirley Bassey
Europarty
Bei Bio
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Summertime Special
The Sound of 007
The World of James Bond
Shirley Bassey: Divas Are Forever
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
The Bing Crosby Show
The Missing Crown Jewels
Saturday Knight Takeaway
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
The Art of Dissent
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
St David's Day at the BBC
…Sings Neil Diamond
An Audience with Des O'Connor
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Another Audience with Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey: A Special Lady
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall